1939 VFL Round 5: Essendon v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 20 May 1939 between Essendon and St Kilda during round 5 of the 1939 VFL season.
Essendon hosted St Kilda at Windy Hill.
Dick Reynolds captained the hosts.
Ansell Clarke captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Baggott and the visitors were coached by Ansell Clarke.
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), N. Baker, L. Begley, G. Bell, T. Bryce, J. Cassin, E. Coward, M. Exelby, A. Foley, K. Hardiman, F. Kelly, H. Lippiatt, B. Luff, G. Pattinson, T. Reynolds, B. Standfield, H. Torney, R. Watts, S. Wilson
St Kilda
A. Clarke (capt.), C. Coles, C. Curyer, R. Fountain, J. Kelly, S. Lloyd, J. Lowry, B. Maslen, B. Mohr, B. O'Donnell, D. Rayment, A. Robertson, A. Rose, B. Sharp, S. Snell, C. Vontom, K. Walker, C. Williamson, J. Yewers
Essendon (14.21.105) defeated St Kilda (8.18.66).
Goalkickers
Essendon: D. Reynolds (5), T. Reynolds (5), T. Bryce, E. Coward, M. Exelby, K. Hardiman
St Kilda: C. Vontom (3), B. Mohr (2), R. Fountain, K. Walker, J. Yewers
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 7th on the ladder (up from 9th) and St Kilda were then 6th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1939 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Essendon
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 20 May 1939
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
18,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 5 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 14 | 11 | . | 17 | 14 | . | 21 | 14 | . | 21 | (105) |
| St Kilda | 2 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 12 | 7 | . | 17 | 8 | . | 18 | 8 | . | 18 | (66) |
| Margin | ESSE by 22 | ESSE by 26 | ESSE by 24 | ESSE by 39 | ESSE by 39 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Baggott
(Essendon),
Ansell Clarke
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Ansell Clarke
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Morgan
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Baker, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Begley, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Bell, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Bryce, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Cassin, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Coward, Ernie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Exelby, Murray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Foley, Ashley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Hardiman, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Kelly, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Lippiatt, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Luff, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Pattinson, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 29 | Reynolds, Tom | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 6 | Standfield, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Torney, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Watts, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Wilson, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 14 | 21 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clarke, Ansell (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Coles, Clive | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Curyer, Clarrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Fountain, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Kelly, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Lloyd, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Lowry, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Maslen, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Mohr, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 13 | O'Donnell, Brendon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Rayment, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Robertson, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Rose, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Sharp, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Snell, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Vontom, Clarrie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 21 | Walker, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Williamson, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Yewers, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 8 | 18 | |||